Shailesh Vara

Shailesh Vara (4 September 1960-) was the Conservative Party MP for North West Cambridgeshire from 5 May 2005, succeeding Brian Mawhinney. He served as Minister of State for Northern Ireland from 9 January to 15 November 2018, succeeding Chloe Smith.

Biography
Shailesh Vara was born in Uganda in 1960 to an Indian family, and his family moved to Britain in 1964. Vara became a legal advisor and business consultant, and he was involved with the Conservative Party from the 1980s. He was elected as an MP in 2005, and he was appointed to serve in Theresa May's cabinet as Minister of State for Northern Ireland in January 2018. However, he resigned on 15 November 2018 due to his opposition to May's Brexit plan.